COMPARATIVE ESSAY AP World History Basic Core Comparative

COMPARATIVE ESSAY: AP World History

Basic Core: Comparative Essay

Expanded Core: Comparative Essay

Essay Game Plan: 1. Analyze the question 2. Be sure to know if the question is asking you to do something in addition to comparing 3. Make a quick list of ideas that relate to the topic and how you will write about it. 4. Create a table to list those differences and similarities. 5. Evaluate your notes/develop a thesis. 6. Organize your info in a logical way. 7. Write your essay.

Tips for Essays Do not use I’ll try, I think, I’ll do my best, etc…This makes you sound unsure of yourself Keep your opinion to yourself Use of They’re/Their/There � They’re is “they are” � Their belongs to them � There is a place over there No contractions

More Tips: Do not begin sentences with there, it is WAY too vague Thesis � Restate thesis at end of document, use different wording � For your thesis, DO NOT just restate the question � Begin with “While, Although, In spite of/Despite” No Fluff, you don’t have time No first person (we, you, I, etc…) Use nice transitions between paragraphs

Essay Practice: Question Topic Thesis Statement Ways to Compare

Practice Question: Unit 1 Analyze similarities and differences in methods of political control in TWO of the following empires in the classical period. (2010) � Han China (206 BCE-220 CE) � Mauryan/Gupta India (320 BCE – 550 CE) � Imperial Rome (31 BCE-476 CE)

Practice Question: Unit 2 Compare and contrast the political and economic effects of Mongol rule on TWO of the following regions: (2005) � China � Middle � Russia East

Practice Question: Unit 3 From the Period of 1500 to 1830, compare North American racial ideologies and their effects on society with Latin American/Caribbean racial ideologies and their effects on society. (2009)

Practice Question: Unit 4 Compare and contrast the role of women in TWO of the following regions during the period of 1750 -1914: (2003) � East Asia � Latin America � Sub-Saharan Africa � Western Europe

Practice Question: Unit 5 Compare and contrast how the First World War and its outcomes affected TWO of the following regions in the period from the world war through the 1930 s: (2004) � East Asia � Middle East � South Asia (Indian Sub-Continent)